SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Alex Kupriyanov
Before the launch of the SMO, at Russian-Indian expert meetings, someone used to liken bilateral relations to a three-legged stool: two of the three legs - political, economic and cultural - were firmly in place, but the structure could only be stable if a third leg was eventual...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Throughout 2023, the West has been debating the possibility of abandoning liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia. The United States aims to 'strangle' the Arctic LNG 2 plant, a key Russian LNG project. However, Europe ultimately recognized the impossibility of the abandoning of...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The partnership between Russia and China aims to merge their economic development priorities with protection from growing Western pressure. This trend is expected to continue in 2024. According to Alexander Lomanov, a Sinologist and head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies at...
By Dr Arvind Gupta
Relations between New Delhi and Moscow have continued to strengthen despite Western sanctions on Russia. India, exercising its strategic autonomy, refrained from openly criticizing Russia's military actions in Ukraine, much to the West's disappointment. This was stated by Arvind...
By Oleg Barabanov.
Both during the Russian presidency and in subsequent years, the task of further optimising the BRICS+ format, as well as possible new rounds of expansion, is slated to become a priority, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
The current geopolitical confrontati...
The expanded BRICS, the association of major developing economies, could become a platform for a self-sufficient dollar-free grain market, economists say.
BRICS – which is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – added net grain importers Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia,...
